Tennessee § 27-7-101 - Right to relief.
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§ 27-7-101. Right to relief.
Any person aggrieved by the judgment of any court in a civil case which is not governed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure by reason of a material error in fact may reverse the judgment upon writ of error coram nobis as provided in this chapter. Code 1858, § 3110; Shan., § 4838; Code 1932, § 8971; Acts 1972, ch. 565, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-701. Compiler's Notes. Tenn. R. Civ. P. 60.02 was intended to supersede this chapter. See the Committee Comment to that rule. Cross-References. Clerk's fees, § 8-21-401 . Writ in criminal cases, § 40-26-105 . Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 659. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 265; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, §§ 52, 54. Law Reviews. Appellate and Post Conviction Relief in Tennessee (Ronald W. Eades), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1. Divorce and Separation — Vacation of Decree — Writ of Error Coram Nobis Is a Proper Action to Vacate Divorce Decree (Nina Loree Booth), 1 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 225. Guilty Pleas — Seeking Relief When Statute Held Unconstitutional Retroactively, 43 Tenn. L. Rev. 464. Procedure and Evidence — 1960 Tennessee Survey (Edmund M. Morgan), 13 Vand. L. Rev. 1197. Procedure and Evidence — 1961 Tennessee Survey (II) (Edmund M. Morgan, Joel F. Handler), 15 Vand. L. Rev. 921. Procedure — Writ of Error Coram Nobis in Divorce Cases, 36 Tenn. L. Rev. 411. Tennessee Criminal Law: An Overview of the Courts and a Compendium of Tennessee Criminal Procedure (Michael R. Tilley), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 90.
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Section 27-7-101 ("Right to relief.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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